I am not aware of the ditlerences oi" j)lumagje 

 in the m^es and females of A^^^ hitd% ta^aim 

 inclined to consider these mfQe and! Iboicalelsilsds^ 

 from one nmning after the. otiier ill sportive 



wooiiifi', nnd the mournful, cooing noise, proceed- 

 ing from only one of them. The}' are sliy and 

 timid, fluttering aboiit very much when any one 

 comes near, or attanpls tE^ tondt ^ma j tEqr ^en 

 3i!i0% tliis shyness towards the man who is acGKis- 

 tomed daily to supply tliem with food. 



April l(j^/(f,— During the late prevailing strong 

 breezes and gales, with damp and rainy weather, 

 the Inxds hm^ appeared ocsieasionall j 

 Jlutteriis^ heavy lurisJieiSHO^tiie vessel : that 

 has been prevented, for the most part, by bagging 

 being ]>hieed underneath their feet. Tlie range 

 of temperature has not been lower than 55"; 

 medlttiEii mi matkmm MK 



their feathers ruffled, and mope, from the dbantge 

 of temperature and wet weather, do not appear 

 to sufl'er in health : they move often about the 

 coop, and ifsnslv 



dl|*ntS^n?*— Inlalilaidfe40"?Sfi^B 

 14" 8' west : thermometer 53" to 55'\ I liad the 

 misfortune to lose another of the Crowned pi- 

 geons. Yesterday the bird seemed healthy, the 



